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Hoopie Awards 2014: Rock The Vote

Welcome to the 2014 Hoopie Awards! It’s Hooping.org’s 7th Annual Awards celebration honoring greatness in our hoop community and we’re delighted that you are here. We’d like to remind everyone that if you’re a hooper, you’re already a winner whether you’re nominated or not – each and every one of you! YAY!

This year submissions for Hoopie Award consideration were accepted beginning on Monday, January 6th, through Friday, January 10th. We compiled a list of these submissions, pre-screened them for content and process manageability, and presented the remainder to our 2014 Hoopie Awards Finalist Panel. The panel this year consisted of 50 randomly selected hoopers, all of whom made themselves available to be of service to the community in this capacity in their original submission. Panelists were then instructed to forget their personal affiliations, communities and countries in voting for their top five favorites in each of our award categories. Those votes were then painstakingly compiled and now we are proud to present your 2014 Hoopie Award nominees. You may vote for one selection in each of our award categories. You may cast one ballot and one ballot only. You have until 7:00 pm PST on Friday, January 24th, to submit your ballot, which means you have three days to review the nominees and make thoughtful voting decisions.

Previous Hoopie Award winners were once again not eligible to be nominated in an award category previously won by them. And because we have a few nominees this year who are a part of and/or contribute to Hooping.org, the final electronic vote count tallies are being validated by World Hoop Day organizer Hoopin’ Annie O’Keefe. World Hoop Day events were celebrated across six continents this year, raising funds to gift hoops to needy kids around the globe. Hooping.org applauds World Hoop Day’s contributions to our global hooping community and we thank them for their assistance.

First we will provide you with a list of nominees including links to view the nominated photos, videos, tutorials and more. All links open in new windows so you will not lose your place on the page, so please make use of them. Following our complete rundown of nominees this year you will find the voting ballot. Remember to only cast one ballot.

Your 2014 Hoopie Award nominees are as follows…

PHOTO OF THE YEAR:

In 2013 Hooping.org continued to showcase the very best in hooping photography so if you take a great photo this year, send it in. Our Photo of the Year nominees are:

And finally, Hooping.org created the Hooper Hall of Fame two years ago to honor the trailblazers who helped make this movement happen, celebrating a hooper’s history and their contributions to the world of hooping. The nominees for the Hooper Hall of Fame Award this year are:

Now that you’ve taken the time to get educated for your decision, you’re ready to vote! Here is the official ballot.

SORRY, VOTING FOR THE 2014 HOOPIE AWARDS HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED

Voting closed on Friday, January 24th, at 7:00 pm, PST.

Hooping.org congratulates all of our nominees this year and we would like to thank all of our panelists for their dedicated service in reviewing the preliminary nominees. It’s a major undertaking so once again, thank you! Comments are welcome below, although campaigning on behalf of one’s loved ones or self in the comments is strongly discouraged. Thanks and be sure to tune in tomorrow for our Honorable Mentions Extravaganza and on Monday, January 27th, when the winners of the 2014 Hoopie Awards will be revealed. Good luck everybody!